CVE-2012-4049
published 2012-07-24CVE-2012-4049: epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause…
PriorityP413low2.9CVSS 2.0
AVAACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
1.65%
74.1th percentile
epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
Affected
31 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.8.2-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.8.2-1 (bookworm) |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv2.02.9LOWAV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv2.9LOW
vendor_debian2.9LOW
vendor_redhat2.9LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-6m9p-64vv-xh22: epan/dissectors/packet-nfs
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2012-4049 [LOW] CWE-94 GHSA-6m9p-64vv-xh22: epan/dissectors/packet-nfs
epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
OSV
CVE-2012-4049: epan/dissectors/packet-nfs
osv·2012-07-24·CVSS 2.9
CVE-2012-4049 [LOW] CVE-2012-4049: epan/dissectors/packet-nfs
epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
Red Hat
wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
vendor_redhat·2012-07-22·CVSS 2.9
CVE-2012-4049 [LOW] wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
Statement: Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Under investigation
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Under investigation
Debian
CVE-2012-4049: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4....
vendor_debian·2012·CVSS 2.9
CVE-2012-4049 [LOW] CVE-2012-4049: wireshark - epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4....
epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.8.2-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
bugzilla·2012-07-24·CVSS 2.9
CVE-2012-4049 [LOW] CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Excessive CPU usage in NFS dissector
An infinite loop was found in the way NFS dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer processed certain NFS packets. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious packet capture file, it could lead to denial of service (Wireshark hang).
Reference:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.html
Discussion:
Though there is no news from upstream about the wrong bug mentioned in their advisory, looking at the commit logs suggests that the issue is actually:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7209
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Statement:
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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Created wireshark tracking bugs
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4048 CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2012-07-24·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2012-4048 [LOW] CVE-2012-4048 CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector [fedora-all]
CVE-2012-4048 CVE-2012-4049 wireshark: Out-of-bounds memory write in PPP dissector [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
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http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=43576&r2=43575&pathrev=43576http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43576http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49971http://secunia.com/advisories/54425http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7436https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15707http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=43576&r2=43575&pathrev=43576http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=43576http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-08/msg00000.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/49971http://secunia.com/advisories/54425http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7436https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15707
2012-07-24
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